A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world
Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converge in Saudi Arabia, uniting in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj. While fulfilling a religious obligation, they immerse themselves in what can be a spiritual experience of a lifetime for them and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins. This year, the Hajj has been approaching against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire in the Iran war and related tensions and uncertainty in the Middle in...
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- A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world
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- Alex Murdaugh sues clerk whose behavior led state Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions
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- Michael reclaims the top box office spot in its 4th weekend
- Hawaiis worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market
- Taiwans president defends US arms purchases that Trump called bargaining chip
- Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
- Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
- Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
- US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
- On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight
- North Americas largest commuter rail system remains shut a second day as Monday rush hour looms
- Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition
- 3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers
- Xabi Alonso hired by Chelsea on 4-year deal in return to coaching after Real Madrid disappointment
- Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague
- Its official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britains next prime minister
- North Korean womens soccer team arrives in South Korea for regional tournament
- WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
- Bulgaria wins the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with upbeat party anthem Bangaranga
- Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers rout of Angels
- Ronda Rousey stops Gina Carano with an armbar 17 seconds into their double comeback bout
- Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks
- Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7
- As electric bills rise, some states are focusing on the growing profits of utilities
- Weavers fib: Tells injured Holmes he had name written in cap because `it just felt right to say
- Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return in July fight against Max Holloway
- Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House
- Steven Soderbergh used AI in a documentary about John Lennon. And he wants to talk about it
- Weaver escapes bases-loaded jam against former team, Mets beat Yankees 6-3 to even Subway Series
- Alex Smalley grabs a 2-shot lead in a PGA Championship thats up for grabs
- Blake Snell set for surgery to remove loose bodies from elbow. Dodgers expect him back this season
- Woad takes Kroger Queen City lead, leaving Korda 9 shots back in bid for 3rd straight win
- Aaron Rodgers agrees to a 1-year deal to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers, AP sources say
- Who is PGA Championship leader Alex Smalley? A player with the confidence he can win
- Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US
Sat, 16 May 2026
- Napoleon Solo holds off Iron Honor by 1 1/4 lengths to win the Preakness at Laurel Park
- The Latest: Bulgarian singer Dara wins this years Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna
- Rory McIlroy surges into PGA Championship contention with a 66 at Aronimink
- Schefflers putter goes cold, forcing big comeback for shot at 2nd straight PGA Championship
- In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation
- Cardinals manager Marmol buys tickets for fans to continue shirtless revelry at Busch Stadium
- The 10 best performances at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest
- Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87
- Driver plows into pedestrians in Modena, 8 injured as driver detained after attempted escape
- Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak
- Teenage captain Celebrini scores 2 as Canada shuts out Italy at ice hockey worlds
- Svitolina beats Gauff to win Italian Open and Sinner reaches mens final
- London police were out in force to deal with rival rallies and a soccer final
- Man City beats Chelsea in FA Cup final after 1 in 100 Antoine Semenyo goal
- Maldives suspends search for 4 Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies
- France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses
- Heartbreak for Hearts as Celtic crowned Scottish Premiership champion
- Maine communities mourn the 27-year-old firefighter killed in a lumber mill explosion
- Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico
- USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduros capture
- Many see Andy Burnham as UK governments savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament
- Humpback whale released after spectacular rescue effort found dead off Denmark
- Israeli strike kills Hamas military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks
- Trumps description of Taiwan as a good negotiating chip with China raises anxieties
- Nigeria police detain 3 suspects in a rare school attack in the south of the country
- When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know
- Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation
- What to know about Harvey Weinsteins cases after his recent mistrial
- Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical
- Mourinho receives Arbeloas blessing amid talk of return to Real Madrid
- A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8
- Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trumps trip to Beijing
- Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission
- Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, halting busiest US commuter rail system
- Argentinas beef consumption falls to lowest level in 20 years as prices soar
- Spains Eurovision boycott over Israeli participation leaves contest fans torn
- Stephon Castle gives the Spurs 32 points in a 139-109 blowout to eliminate Timberwolves in Game 6
- The NBAs MVP will be announced Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama or Jokic the finalists
- As Netanyahu spotlights Israels ties to the UAE, its rulers prefer to be discreet
- FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up
- Mets pitcher Clay Holmes sidelined indefinitely with broken leg after getting hit by line drive
- These women are training to represent the US in an Olympic sport theyd never heard of
- A Latino grocery store in Delaware turns its produce aisle into a music stage
- Kyle Schwarber is on a heater. So are the Phillies. Its not a coincidence
- Cade Cunningham scores 21 and Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs 115-94 and force Game 7
- Aja Wilson has an efficient 45-point masterpiece, her WNBA-record 5th game with 40 or more
- Supreme Court rejects Virginias bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
- Astros Spencer Arrighetti has a no-hit bid broken up with 1 out in the 8th vs. Rangers
- Ex-Sinaloa security chief is first of 10 indicted Mexican officials to surrender to US authorities
- Schwarber hits majors-leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings
- OG Anunoby fully participates in Knicks practice for the first time since his hamstring injury
- The PGA Championship has the biggest logjam at a major in 24 years.
- Roses final-hole eagle ensures weekend tee times at the PGA Championship; DeChambeau misses cut
- Watkins shines as Aston Villa overruns Liverpool to secure Champions League place
- A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it
- Scheffler calls PGA Championship pin placements the hardest hes ever seen
- Felix Rosenqvist, Scott McLaughlin reach the top of Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast Friday
Fri, 15 May 2026
- PWHL to choose San Jose as its 4th expansion market, AP sources say
- Ko and Doherty lead in Cincinnati, with Korda 3 back in bid for 3rd straight win
- New Wings exhibit traces Paul McCartneys reinvention as husband, father and bandleader
- Trump and Boeing say China agreed to buy 200 aircraft, reopening a key market for the US planemaker
- Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says
- Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake and invests in Delta and Macys under new CEO
- Rangers say second baseman Josh Smith will be hospitalized at least a week with viral meningitis
- Colorados Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters sentence after Trump pressure
- AP finishes US restructuring with round of 20 layoffs, part of strategic pivot from print journalism
- Iraqi man accused of NYC synagogue plot after attacks in Europe and Canada in response to Iran war
- Backyard ladders and sky decks turn Aronimink homes into free PGA Championship seats
- Powells tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation
- NTSB investigating what caused a plane to crash into a home in Akron, killing 2
- New US House map in Florida accused of violating state ban on partisan gerrymandering
- Trailblazing goalie Manon Rheaume hired to become first GM of PWHLs Detroit expansion team
- The Latest: After China visit, Trump says hes undecided on sending weapons to Taiwan
- Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free
- Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say
- Israeli forces set up a camp in the Iraqi desert during Iran war, officials say
- NFL: Chiefs early primetime games not tied to Patrick Mahomes knee recovery
- Trump says new sculpture garden honoring 250 prominent Americans will rise along the Potomac River
- The balikbayan box: The way Filipino Americans have sent love all the way back home
- Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinsteins rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked
- Irans top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US
- Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
- Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather
- Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers
- New Virginia law banning `assault firearms prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups
- Antipoverty advocate Global Citizen hopes the World Cup halftime show drives money for education
- Jane Schoenbruns queer slasher movie Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma jolts Cannes
- Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24
- Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign after redraw of his Memphis district
- Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to a Eurovision Song Contest that embraces linguistic diversity
- UK media regulator says X promises to crack down on terrorist and hate content
- Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting
- Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastors case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is tough
- Stock markets worldwide drop from records as worries about oil prices rattle the bond market
- UK government faces weeks of uncertainty over the prime ministers future
- Such great heights: Theyre tall, theyre proud and theyre getting together
- Election denial is a fault line in Republican primary for Georgia secretary of state
- Brittany Russell, with husband Sheldon riding, could make Preakness history with Taj Mahal
- Cannes and the Htel Martinez await a White Lotus close-up
- FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran
- Shakira and Burna Boy release official 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthem, Dai Dai
- AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisianas primaries
- Winner pays $9 million in charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry
- A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
- Trump and Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing US-China relations as differences persist
- The Golden Knights have been winning since they were born. Theyre back in another conference final
- The NFL keeps spotlight on Sunday broadcasts as it creates more windows on other days
- Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies at 84
- Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
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